Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk Agree to Heavyweight Trilogy Fight
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have publicly agreed to a heavyweight trilogy fight after the Ukrainian answered Fury’s latest callout on camera. The exchange puts the only man who has ever beaten Fury back at the center of the heavyweight picture while Fury’s planned bout with Anthony Joshua remains stuck.
Usyk, 39, is unbeaten at 25-0 and already owns both meetings with Fury. He became the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the four-belt era by winning a split decision in Riyadh on May 18, 2024, then took the rematch by unanimous decision on December 21, 116-112 on every card.
He later reclaimed undisputed status by knocking out Daniel Dubois in the fifth round at Wembley Stadium on July 19, 2025. In June, Usyk vacated his WBC, WBA, and IBF titles and said he was leaving the belts, not the sport, because he still had a “last dance” left.
His most recent fight was an 11th-round stoppage of Rico Verhoeven on May 23 in Egypt. Fury, 38, is 36-2-1, and both of those losses belong to Usyk.
The Gypsy King came back from retirement this year, beat Arslanbek Makhmudov in April, and stopped Mariusz Wach in the seventh round in July. He had been lined up for Joshua in November after both men signed contracts in April, but a venue dispute between Wembley Stadium and Madison Square Garden has kept the all-British fight from being formally announced.
Fury then posted that Joshua was out and that he was looking for a new opponent. He named Usyk, asked for a November date, and credited the Ukrainian for fighting him twice.
Usyk’s manager, Sergey Lapin, rejected the idea that his fighter would simply fill that vacancy. “Usyk is not Tyson’s backup plan,” Lapin said.
He added that Usyk remains open to major fights, but only if they arrive as a real offer. “Oleksandr is always open to big challenges. But serious intentions are backed by a concrete offer, not statements in the press.”
Usyk answered for himself anyway. Filming from a gym, he spoke directly to Fury and used the nickname that has followed the Briton since their 2024 rivalry.
“Still thinking about me? Hey Tyson, I’m coming for you. You’re greedy belly.”
Fury did not treat it as a joke. He recorded his own reply, called Usyk a real man in a written comment, and then said he wanted the rubber match.
“Let’s do the trilogy. Two real men who will fight. I’m sick to death of sh*thouses.”
He also wrote that Usyk was “not a duck” but “still a rabbit,” returning to the line he has used for the Ukrainian since their first fight. The banter was familiar. The meaning was not hard to read.
A third fight would not automatically restore a world title. Usyk is no longer a sanctioning-body champion, and Fury is not holding a belt either. What it would settle is the rivalry itself, and that is the part Fury has never accepted.
He has said he won both decisions in Saudi Arabia. Usyk has no unfinished business in that series, having already beaten Fury, Joshua, and Dubois twice each. That is why his gym video carried more weight than another promoter quote.
If Usyk is truly heading toward a farewell fight, Fury is still the biggest name left on that list. Fury, for his part, needs a November opponent if Joshua does not get made, and he has already said the ball is in Usyk’s court.
None of this is a signed fight. Fury remains tied to the Joshua negotiation, and Usyk’s camp has already drawn a line between social media and a contract. The next step is whether a formal bid follows the public yes from both men.
If it does, November is the date Fury has already put on the table. If it does not, Usyk can still choose a different last opponent, and Fury will have to revive the Joshua standoff or look elsewhere.